Hong-Hwa ChenChair Professor

Since 2007/08 Distinguished Professor, Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University
Since 2009/12 Director, Orchid Research Center, National Cheng Kung University
2009/08–2012/07 Director, Institute of Tropical Plant Sciences, National Cheng Kung University
2009/08–2010/07 Acting Dean, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University
2004/02–2005/01 Research Fellow, Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica
2003/08–2004/01 Visiting Scholar, Institute of Plant Genomics and Plant Physiology, Academia Sinica
2001/08–2007/07 Professor, Department of Life Sciences, National Cheng Kung University
2000/04–2002/07 Associate Director, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, National Cheng Kung University
1998/10–1999/02 Visiting Scholar, University of Perpignan, Institute of Plant Genomics and Plant Physiology, France
1998/08–2001/07 Associate Professor, Institute of Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University
1994/08–2001/07 Associate Professor, Department of Biology, National Cheng Kung University
1991/12–1994/07 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica
1982–1985 Teacher, Bihua Junior High School, New Taipei City

Research Expertise:
1. Orchid Biotechnology
2. Genomics and Bioinformatics
3. Molecular Biology
4. Cell Biology

Research Directions:
1. Functional genomics analysis and evolutionary positioning of Hz-1 virus
2. Functional genomics analysis of flower development in Phalaenopsis orchids

News Reports:
1. NCKU Orchid Research Team and International Collaboration Completed the First Whole-Genome Sequencing of an Orchid Species 2014.11.25
2. NCKU Orchid R&D Center Achievements Commercialized at the 2014 Taiwan International Orchid Show 2014.03.15

Recipient of Distinguished Professor Award, National Cheng Kung University (2007–present)
Recipient of MOST Outstanding Research Award (2014.03.26)
Led NCKU orchid research team in collaboration with international partners to complete the first whole-genome sequencing of an Orchidaceae species. The study, “The genome sequence of the orchid Phalaenopsis equestris,” was published in Nature Genetics (November 24, 2014) and selected as the cover article (2014.11)
Recipient of NCKU Incentive Award for Publications in Top International Journals
Recipient of “Program for Promoting Academic Excellence of Universities – Excellent Faculty and Researchers in Research and Industry-Academia Collaboration (Category B)” award
Recipient of Industry-Academia Collaboration Research Progress Award
Research Fellow in Prof. Jeffrey Chen’s Laboratory, Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica
Short-term Visiting Researcher, Academia Sinica (2003.08.01–2004.01.31)